Genesis 9:26-29·~1 min
Shem’s Blessing and Noah’s Death
Noah blesses the Lord, the God of Shem, and places Canaan in service. He also speaks enlargement for Japheth and a shared dwelling with Shem, while Canaan remains in service.
H26e also declared: 27May God expand the territory of Japheth;
After the flood Noah lives 350 more years, for a total of 950, and then dies. The chapter closes his long life with the familiar brevity of Genesis.
28After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. 29So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
Section summaryNoah’s words continue with blessing and ordering: the Lord is blessed as the God of Shem, Japheth is enlarged, and Canaan is placed in service. The chapter then closes quietly with Noah’s remaining years and his death.
Role in the chapterThis final section gathers the household episode into a set of lasting relationships, then ends the flood narrative by returning Noah to the long line of Genesis lives and deaths.